Ways to transition from Intermediate to Professional-Level Trading
To become professional, shift focus from "finding trades" to managing yourself and your system.
A professional trader:
- Follows a written plan.
- Reviews performance monthly with metrics (expectancy, max drawdown).
- Treats trading like a business—measuring costs, profits, and efficiency.
- Focuses on long-term consistency, not short-term gain.
- Intermediate traders should aim for consistency over 6–12 months, build a track record, and eventually explore prop firm challenges or funded accounts to scale capital.